My updated list, as of 10/28 PM, that now includes 2013 salary:
I like these guys, in no particular order and without regard to what other openings these guys might be interested in:
Pat Narduzzi - DC, Mich St ($512K/yr): northeast ties, good recruiter, MSU's D has been stellar for years, B1G connection;
Scott Frost - OC, Oregon ($368/yr) : top name, likely will get a P5 job but I certainly hope Warde makes it known that we'd like to schedule an interview;
Jeremy Pruitt - DC, FSU ($542/yr): top recruiter, FSU D is aggressive and best in ACC;
Jim Tressel - Akron Advisor ($200/yr): stellar record in BCS conference including BCS bowls, good recruiter, comes with "show cause" penalty though;
Tom Herman - OC, OSU ($550/yr): B1G connection, good recruiter, could he lure Mike Vrabel (fast rising DL coach at OSU) with him to be his DC if we double his salary (currently $286/yr)??
Pete Lembo - HC, Ball St ($400/yr): offensive improvement each year, northeast ties, climbing the coaching ranks;
Josh McDaniels - OC, Patriots ($1.5M/yr): part of the Nick Saban (MSU) / Bill Belichick coaching tree and that speaks for itself (see: Bill O'Brien);
Greg Roman - OC, 49ers (UNK?): offensive coordinator at Stanford during Toby Gerhart and Andrew Luck years, likely will get a HC job in 2014;
Phillip Montgomery - OC, Baylor (UNK): prolific offense, TX ties, hot name for a 2014 HC job;
Robert Anae - OC, BYU (UNK): OL coach now OC at BYU (perhaps the fastest offense in the country);
James Coley - OC, Miami ($500K): great recruiter, offensive guy with FL connections;
Chad Morris - OC, Clemson ($1.3M/yr): offense speaks for itself but at his current salary, UCONN would need to be ready to at least double it;
Kirby Smart - DC, Alabama ($1.3M/yr): same as Chad Morris, just replace "offense" with "defense" and "Clemson" with "Alabama";
Dave Clausen - HC, Bowling Green ($400/yr): New York guy with northeast ties, offensive background.
Steve Addazio - HC, Boston College ($1.6M/yr): good recruiting reputation with CT ties, may bring Don Brown back with him?, would take a pay increase but certainly possible;
Tim DeRuyter - HC, Fresno State ($700/yr): unlikely to jump from west coast to east coast (CA native) but worth an interview;
Mark Hudspeth - HC, UL-Lafayette ($825/yr): southern roots could help stretch recruiting ties, intense, successful;
Eric Mangini - Consultant, 49ers (UNK): Belichick tree, CT/northeast ties, defensive genius and now rubbing elbows with Harbaugh/Roman offense (he's an offensive consultant for the 49ers);
Also, just for comparison's sake, here are the assistant coaches salary pools for each B1G team (figures combined with head coach salary but I did the math):
http://www.freep.com/article/20130519/BLOG05/305190109/
1. Ohio State $7.716 million ($7.22 million in 2012, 1st) - $3.4M without Meyer;
2. Iowa $6,153,052 ($6.035 million, 2nd) - $2.3M without Ferentz;
3. Michigan $5.851 million ($6.009 million, 3rd) - $2.8M without Hoke;
4. Nebraska $5.5235 million ($4.905 million, 4th) - $2.6M without Pelini;
5. Wisconsin $4.295 million ($4.571 million, 5th) - $2.4M without Andersen;
6. MSU $4,207,775 ($4.098 million, 6th) - $2.3M without Dantonio;
7. Purdue $4.01 million ($2.535 million, 10th) - $2M without Hazell;
8. Illinois $3.665 million ($3.914 million, 7th) - $2M without Beckman;
9. Minnesota $3.3 million ($3.445 million, 8th) - $2.1M without Kill;
10. Indiana $3,216,300.24 ($3.22 million, 9th) - $2M without Wilson;
Rutgers pays $2.5M and Maryland pays $3.9M
out - that tells me they've narrowed down the field and want to get down into the nitty gritty dirty work
